The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-03
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The Openine Day.

At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
there were a number of attorneys,
Jurors and visitors standing within the
bar and chatting in groups about the
court room. Comment on the changed
appearance and Improvement in the
arrangement of the room were numer-
Gus and favorable. The crowd lounged
lstlessly around the room until shortly
atter II CLOCK when Judge Henderson
came IN, look his seat, and court was
opened: Ihere were present within the
par; CLERK d. d. Henderson, steno-
grapher John w. Pike, assistant prose-
c9tlng attorneys Yarian, Hiles and
bierbower, Hon. +. s. Richards of Salt
Lake, G. q. Richards, Hon. P. Fl. Emer.
son, n. Tanner. Jr., j. n. Kim
ball, A. r. Haywood, P. j. Bsr1att.
W. 4. White, 6. j. Marsh, Z. Smith
J: u: Lomax, Judge Heed, formerly
OF this city, L.. K. Rogers, court officers,
etc. Deputy E. w. Exum raped on
the desk and announced that "rhe
November term of the First District
Court is now in session."
CLERK Henderson then read the
court journal for session hell, and the
record was signed by the Judge.
La reading over The minutes of the
adjourned sessions Mr.. Hiles dis.
covered an order dIsmissing the case OF
the United States vs.. T. B. Carbon. of
Logan. and generating his bondsmen
He did not seem to- like this phase of
the case and asked that the oroer be
set aside. The court was of opinion |
that 1t had no further jurisdiction over
the case.
MIR. White, for the defendant, made q |
vigorous objection to having the |
order set aside; but after consider
able quibblipg the court made an
order rescinding the order of discharge.
ne Novemb n term of court was then
adjourned and the May term opened.
d. 4. Steele, 81: Milestone, Mcclellan,
l.. ID. Williams aud Hanson
were swore i'll as baiiiffs. They were
asked if they could take the new oath.
an Il replying in the affirmative, were
instructed to appear before the clerk to
subscribe to the oath. The court took
a recess until J'clC OK p. m.
At the reassembling the following
were called to. take their seats in TIE
jury box and undergo the examination
OF the prosecutor as to their belief and
ability to take the oath. Henry Grit
fifth, VIM. Goodwin, John Savage, A. II.
Williams, c. N. Goldsberg, ]. s.
Thomas, Thomas Grant, Marshal Al
en-, +. }. Wagner, VIM. Sharp, George I
Corey, Bleeford Bybel, A. G. Smith,
Joseph Smith and Hyrum Lewis. The
gentlemen were all qualified until Mr..
Lewis was reached when being unable to
take the oath he was
Mr.. Lewis is not q Mormon.
W. M. Barry was called to the vacant
hair and passed successfully, COM
oleting the panel. Henry Griffith was
worn in as foreman; the whole jury
vas sworn and then excused until 4
clock. the court remarking that there
we're one or two things he wanted to
ook into before delivering his charge. .
The court delivered the usual charge,
alling especial attention to the crimes
+ murder, battery and such crimes
galnst the safety of persons, asking
hat the jury give it's earnest and en-
rgetle effort to bring such offenders to
rial. Next, he called attention to
,iolations of the Edmunds law in about
be usual forms; next referred to the 4
ecent Congressional act, calling atten-
lon first to the third section relating to
dultery. In rela ton to the third sec 4
ion: If man has married more A
wives than one so leng ago v
hat an indictment for polygamy' ia
aired, but you ind that he has lived
nth the plural wife you may indict for
dultery, but must find that the crime
as really been committed-sexual O.
ltercourse must be proven. The charge .
with the usual caution about
'eedom from fear, and the jury
larched out OF the court room.